“There is a pseudo-advertisement in American folklore: ''Have gun, will travel''. A more general, unspoken, motto of the human race is: ''Have pessimism, laziness, superficiality: will use them''. And if you have these things, be sure of another fact: just as surely as other people will use your possessions if they can, they will use you through your proclivities, because they certainly can'.”
Quote by Idries Shah, Knowing How to Know
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